We are home to multiple Fortune 500 companies, engineering firms, and rapidly growing tech companies. You’ll meet them, get the chance to build relationships, and learn about employment opportunities.

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Decatur, Alabama is an arts and outdoors community located on the Tennessee River. We are a Top 10 city for engineers and offer a low cost of living, vibrant but not insane pace of life, and much more. We are located halfway between Nashville and Birmingham on I-65. The Best & Brightest Initiative represents our decision to invest in our future by recruiting even more STEM young professionals, and we are the first city in the country to offer a comprehensive incentive package for this purpose. Unlike traditional programs that only provide financial incentives, we offer you the infrastructure for an enjoyable, healthy, and productive life:

For every year you live in the Decatur city limits (and you can work anywhere you want), we pay up to $3,000 of your student loan. We pay up to $15,000 of student loans per person.

​​​​Do you care about animals? The environment? Something else? We will help you join a Board of Directors or other position from which your ideas and opinions can be translated into immediate impact.

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You will meet with community leaders, receive briefings, and have the chance to benefit from leaders' knowledge and experiences.